2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 5

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,367 3,799 85.2 83.8-86.5 568 14.8 13.5-16.2
Medicaid Region 5 760 665 87.0 83.7-89.7 95 13.0 10.3-16.3
GENDER
Male 347 284 81.5 75.8-86.1 63 18.5 13.9-24.2
Female 413 381 91.8 87.9-94.6 32 8.2 5.4-12.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 471 408 86.9 83.0-90.1 63 13.1 9.9-17.0
Non-Hispanic Black 154 138 87.3 77.9-93.1 16 12.7 6.9-22.1
Other 135 119 86.4 77.8-92.0 16 13.6 8.0-22.2
AGE
18-44 269 215 79.3 72.9-84.4 54 20.7 15.6-27.1
45-64 243 217 91.2 86.3-94.5 26 8.8 5.5-13.7
65+ 231 217 95.9 92.5-97.8 14 4.1 2.2- 7.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 280 245 87.8 82.7-91.5 35 12.2 8.5-17.3
Some Post-H.S. 234 208 86.5 79.2-91.5 26 13.5 8.5-20.8
College Graduate 245 211 86.2 80.7-90.3 34 13.8 9.7-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 385 335 87.1 82.7-90.5 50 12.9 9.5-17.3
$50,000+ 240 206 85.2 78.9-89.8 34 14.8 10.2-21.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 135 124 89.7 78.3-95.5 11 10.3 4.5-21.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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